EX. A Latin preposition or prefix, Gr. signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence in composition, it signifies sometimes out of, as in exhale, exclude sometimes off, from or out, as in L. excindo, to cut off or out sometimes beyond, as in excess, exceed, excel. In some words it is merely emphatical in others it has little effect on the signification.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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